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2. The building permit or copy thereof shall be kept on the site of the work until the completion <br />of the project. <br />3. It shall be the duty of the permit holder or their agent to notify the building official that such <br />work is ready for inspection. It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections <br />required by this code to provide safe access to and means for inspection of such work. <br />4. Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without <br />first obtaining the approval of the building official. The building official upon notification, <br />shall make the requested inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the construction <br />that is satisfactory as completed, or shall notify the permit holder or an agent of the permit <br />holder wherein the same fails to comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply <br />shall be corrected and such portions shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by <br />the building official. <br />5. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy <br />classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building <br />official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provided herein. Issuance of a <br />certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions <br />of this code or of other ordinances of Kittitas County. Certificates presuming to give authority <br />to violate or cancel provisions of this code or other ordinances of Kittitas County shall not be <br />valid. <br />1. Exception: Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from permits. <br />2. Exception: Certificates of occupancy are not required for accessory buildings or <br />structures. (All structures require a final inspection). <br />6. All permits shall expire by limitation and be declared void if any one of the following apply: <br />1. Work is not started within 365 days of obtaining a permit. <br />2. Work is abandoned for 365 days or more after beginning work. <br />3. An inspection and approval of work completed has not been performed by Kittitas <br />County Community Development Services for 365 days. <br />7. The Building Official is authorized to grant one or more extensions, not to exceed 365 days <br />per extension, except, building permits obtained as a result of a Code Enforcement violation <br />may be granted no more than one extension. The extension shall be requested in writing, <br />prior to permit expiration, and justifiable cause shall be demonstrated. Fees for extension <br />shall be established by resolution. <br />8. If a permit has expired, a new permit may be obtained for one-half the amount of the <br />original permit fee(s), plus issuance fees, provided no changes have been made or will be <br />made in the original construction documents for such work, and provided further that the <br />permit was reviewed under the current adopted codes. If the permit is renewed under a <br />previous adopted code cycle, a plan review must be completed and charged at the current <br />full building permit rate. If construction has or, will, deviate from the original permit, a <br />revisions permit must be submitted, approved and issued in addition to renewal of the <br />expired permit. Fees shall be established by resolution. <br />9. The Building Official, or designee, is authorized to perform a final inspection and issue a <br />Certificate of Occupancy on an expired permit, provided that all building inspections have <br />been successfully completed to include Water Metering that has been installed, inspected <br />and approved and Access and Septic approvals have been completedexcept for the final <br />inspection. The Building Official may require a re-inspection fee. A re-inspection fee shall be <br />established by resolution.